relax verb ⇨relax1 (Relax! Everything is OK.)⇨relax2 (relax your muscles/grip)⇨rest (Relax and enjoy the movie.)
relax1
verb
Relax! Everything will be OK.别着急！一切都会好的。relax your muscles/grip放松你的肌肉；松开手relax ♦︎ calm down ♦︎ pull yourself together ♦︎ coolThese words all mean to become calmer.这些词均表示冷静下来、镇定。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆things calm down / cool off■relax [intransitive] to become calmer and less worried冷静；放心；镇定◆I'll only relax when I know you're safe.只有知道你安然无恙我才会放心。◆Relax! Everything will be OK.别着急！一切都会好的。 see also relax ⇨ restverb■ˌcalm ˈdown
phrasal verb
to become calm平静；镇静；冷静◆Look, calm down! We'll find her.喂，镇静一点！我们会找到她的。◆We waited until things calmed down.我们等着，直到一切都恢复了平静。NOTE辨析 Relax or calm down?People can relax; people or a situation can calm down. To relax is to stop feeling worried. Calm down is more about behaviour than feelings: you may still feel worried, but you manage to behave in a calm way in spite of your feelings. * relax可指人精神放松，calm down可指人或局势平静下来。relax指不再担心，calm down更侧重行为表现而非感受－可能仍感到担心，但设法以冷静的方式行事，而不受当时情感的影响。■ˌpull yourself toˈgether
phrasal verb
to take control of your feelings and behave in a calm way使自己镇定自若；使自己冷静下来◆Stop crying and pull yourself together.别哭了，振作起来。■cool [intransitive] to become calmer, less excited or less enthusiastic冷静下来；镇静下来；冷淡下来◆I think we should wait until tempers have cooled.我认为我们应该等到怒火平息了再说。◆Relations between them have definitely cooled(= they are not friendly with each other as they were).他们之间的关系明显冷淡了。◆Let things cool off for a while.让事情冷静一段时间。◆I think you should wait until she's cooled down a little.我想你应该等她冷静一点。ⓘ Tempers, passions and relations can cool; things can cool off; people can cool down. * cool的主语可以是temper、passion和relations，cool off的主语可以是things，cool down的主语是人。
relax2
verb
Relax! Everything will be OK.别着急！一切都会好的。relax your muscles/grip放松你的肌肉；松开手relax ♦︎ loosen ♦︎ release ♦︎ slackenThese words all mean to remove sth from a fixed position, or make sth less tight.这些词均表示松开、放松。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to relax / loosen / release / slacken your grip / hold◆to relax / loosen / release your muscles◆to loosen / slacken a knot / tie / belt◆to relax / loosen / release (sth) slowly / gradually◆to relax / loosen / slacken (sth) slightly■relax [intransitive, transitive](of a part of the body) to become less tight or stiff; to make a part of the body less tight or stiff; to hold sb/sth less tightly（身体部位）放松；使（身体部位）放松；松开（手）◆Allow your muscles to relax completely.让你的肌肉完全放松。◆The massage relaxed my tense back muscles.按摩让我背部紧张的肌肉松弛下来。◆He relaxed his grip on her arm.他松开了抓着她胳膊的手。OPPtighten,tense ⇨ tighten■loosen / /ˈluːsn/ / [intransitive, transitive] to become or make sth less tight or firmly fixed; to make hair or a piece of clothing loose, when it has been tied or fastened; to hold sb/sth less tightly（使）放松，变松；解开，松开（头发或衣服）；松开（手）◆The rope holding the boat had loosened.系船的绳子松了。◆First loosen the nuts, then take off the wheel.先松开螺母，然后卸下车轮。◆She loosened her hair so that it fell over her shoulders.她把头发松开垂到肩上。◆He loosened his grip and let her go.他松手放开了她。OPPtighten ⇨ tighten■release [transitive] (ratherformal) to remove sth from a fixed position, allowing sth else to move or function; to make sth less tight松开，拉开（使能活动或运行）；放松◆Now release the clutch and move away from the kerb.现在松开离合器，驶离路边。◆You need to release the tension in these shoulder muscles.你需要放松这些肩部肌肉。ⓘ Release is often used to talk about moving parts of a piece of machinery from a fixed position. * release常指将机械的活动部件从固定位置松开◆to release a catch / a screw / a nut / the clutch / the brakes松开锁扣／螺丝／螺母／离合器／刹车When release is used to talk about making sth less tight or tense, it usually refers to energy, aggression, emotion or tension in the body, or your grip on sth. * release用于指放松、使不紧张时，常与energy、aggression、emotion或tension搭配，或与grip搭配。■slacken [intransitive, transitive] (especiallywritten) to become or make sth become less tight（使）变得松弛◆His grip slackened and she pulled away from him.他抓得不那么紧了，她顺势挣脱开来。◆He slackened the ropes slightly.他把绳子稍稍放松一些。OPPtighten ⇨ tighten
rest
verb
rest ♦︎ relax ♦︎ hang out ♦︎ take it/things easy ♦︎ sit back ♦︎ unwind ♦︎ chill out ♦︎ potter ♦︎ put your feet upThese words all mean to sleep, do very little or just enjoy yourself, especially after a period of activity or illness.这些词均表示休息、放松。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to try to / help sb (to) rest / relax / unwind◆to just rest / relax / hang out / take it easy / sit back / unwind / potter◆to rest / relax / sit back a little / bit■rest [intransitive, transitive] to relax, sleep or do nothing after a period of activity or illness; to not use a part of your body for some time休息；放松◆The doctor told me to rest.医生叫我休息。◆Rest your eyes every half an hour.每过半小时让眼睛休息一下。◆I awoke feeling rested and refreshed.我醒来后感觉神清气爽，精力充沛。■relax [intransitive] to rest by doing sth enjoyable, especially after work or effort（尤指工作或辛苦后）放松，休息◆When I get home from work I like to relax with a glass of wine.我下班回到家里，喜欢喝杯葡萄酒放松放松。◆Just relax and enjoy the movie.放松心情，好好欣赏这部电影吧。 see also relax ⇨ relax1, relaxation ⇨ entertainment■ˌhang ˈout
phrasal verb
(hung, hung) (especially NAmE, informal) to spend time relaxing; to spend a lot of time in a particular place or with a particular group of people消遣放松；（和某些人）相聚玩乐，泡在某处◆Do we have to rush around today? I'd rather just hang out.我们今天要四处奔忙吗？我宁愿闲逛一下。◆The local kids hang out at the mall.当地的小青年常在商业中心闲荡。■ˌtake it ˈeasy■ˌtake things ˈeasy
idiom
(took, taken) (ratherinformal) to relax and avoid working too hard or doing too much放松；休息；不过分劳累◆The doctor told me to take it easy for a few weeks.医生叫我休息几周。■ˌsit ˈback
phrasal verb
(sitting, sat, sat) (ratherinformal) to relax, especially by not getting too involved in or anxious about sth袖手旁观（尤指不积极参与或不挂念某事）◆She's not the kind of person who can sit back and let others do all the work.她不是那种自己歇着，什么活儿都让别人干的人。ⓘ Sit back suggests that sb is resting and watching other people work. * sit back意味着某人自己休息，看其他人工作。■unwind / /ˌʌnˈwaɪnd/ / (unwound, unwound) [intransitive] to stop worrying or thinking about problems and start to relax放松，放轻松（指停止担心或思考问题）◆Listening to music helps me unwind after a busy day.听音乐使我在忙碌一天后放松下来。■ˌchill ˈout
phrasal verb
( chill) (informal) to relax by being lazy after working hard, especially with other people（尤指和其他人一起）慵懒地放松◆They like to chill out and listen to music after work.他们喜欢下班后放松一下，听听音乐。■potter [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition总是与副词或介词连用) (BrE) to do things or move without hurrying, especially when you are doing sth that you enjoy and that is not important从容做事；悠然地做（喜爱的小事）；漫步；闲荡◆I spent the day pottering around the house.我在家里逍遥了一天。■put your ˈfeet up
idiom
(putting, put, put) (ratherinformal) to sit down and relax, especially with your feet raised and supported（尤指搁起双腿）坐下休息◆After a hard day's work, it's nice to get home and put your feet up.辛苦一天后回家搁起双腿休息是很惬意的。